Yahoo Mail → Gmail

Migrate email from Yahoo Mail to Gmail

Yahoo to Gmail is one of the simplest routes. Yahoo has required app passwords for third-party clients for years, and that is the single setting you need to prepare in advance.

FROM

IMAP server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993 · SSL/TLS
Username: full address
Password: app password

IMAP server: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993 · SSL/TLS
Username: full address
Password: app password

Move Yahoo Mail → Gmail

What breaks on this particular pair

Yahoo rejects account passwords — generate an app password in account security settings.
Yahoo calls its spam folder Bulk Mail, which is easy to miss when mapping folders by hand.
Dormant Yahoo mailboxes get disabled. If the account has been idle for a year, sign in via the web first.

FAQ

Common questions

Are message dates preserved?

Yes, the received date moves with each message. Your archive will not appear as if it all arrived today.

Related routes

Other directions

Gmail → Outlook Outlook → Gmail Gmail → Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 → Gmail Яндекс → Gmail Mail.ru → Яндекс iCloud → Gmail cPanel → Microsoft 365

Find out how big your mailbox is. It costs nothing.

Connect two servers, look at the size and decide. Or take the client and keep everything on your side.

Start the transfer Download for Windows

Code on GitHub · built on imapsync · no sign-up